Groom: Images from the wedding day in which candid, natural moments of the groom are captured. The groom must be depicted as the main subject in photos submitted in this category. Portraits should not be submitted in this category.

Judges Comment: Great gesture as this groom gazes at off camera action. The image is nicely toned . The crop is a bit tight on the bottom but none of the toes are cut off. I do wish the right side was cropped just a bit which would clean up the right side and make the image even stronger.

Judges Comment: There was just something about this image. I immediately liked it. The juxtaposition of the foreground and background action works well and there is really nothing else in the frame to distract. The boosted contrast and high degree of sharpening help this image.

Judges Comment: Very humorous image and I love the ground and background which help accentuate the subject. I do wish the photographer carried a bit more detail in the extended arm and especially in the pink. The image is much stronger with greater detail.

Judges Comment: Nice emotion and nice toning. I don't know if the little dots were added to make the image look aged or whether it was simply a case of a dirty sensor. Personally, I would have removed them as I find it distracting.

Judges Comment: Very funny image. I love all of the elements like the cat and the woman in the background. I think if the camera angle was slightly higher up that the image would have been significantly stronger as there would have been much less of the ceiling.

Judges Comment: The view in the mirror is a nice perspective. The toning and the composition are handled well. I wish there was a bit more detail on the left side. I probably would have also cropped in a bit on the left side as the bottom left is distracting.

Judges Comment: A very nice rendition of this scene. Toning is nicely done and there is good detail in both highlights and shadows. I wish that both the groom and what I assume is his father were both adjusting their cuffs but still a very nice image.

Judges Comment: I like the toning and muted color. The image says quite a lot about the groom. I wish there was a bit better detail in the face and the highlights and overall the image would be stronger if the midtones had a bit more contrast.

Judges Comment: A bit bizarre which makes this image rather interesting. I think this image would have been a lot stronger if the photographer moved over a bit so that the light pole wasn't protruding out of the balloon.

Judges Comment: I like the composition and love the gesture created by the two folks on the right, presumably mom and dad contrasting the expression on the groom. I wish there was better detail in the highlights which could have easily been accomplished by processing this image once for the highlights and once for the shadows but it is still a nice image.